A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Houstonia serpyllifolia has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
Marker genes1
GenBank sequences10
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
Houstonia serpyllifolia voucher S. Church & D. Church 4 (IND) 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, complete sequence; and 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence
Marker genes sequenced
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★ITS10
fungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualHoustonia serpyllifolia carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Chromosomes2n = 16 n = 8
Ploidydiploid inferred
Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references
2n 161×CCDB · book-fedorov
CCDB · book-fedorov — Ornduff (D. n. 1965)
n 161×CCDB · book-ipcn66
CCDB · book-ipcn66 — Lewis 1966a
n 241×CCDB · Cave1962
CCDB · Cave1962 — Lewis 1962a
Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy83% within 1 km
≤100 m 1 070≤1 km 172≤10 km 115>10 km 135
1 492 georeferenced · 340 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 832
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km
≤100 m 10≤1 km 42≤10 km 43>10 km 8
103 georeferenced · 37 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence140
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions25 of 37 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Chapel Hill, US
34
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
32
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
11
Bloomington, US
6
Chongqing Museumlocation not on record
6
Maryland Department of Natural Resourceslocation not on record
4
Durham, US
3
Morgantown, US
3
Bangkok, TH
3
Johnson City, US
3
Denver, US
3
Columbia, US
3
Wuzhou, CN
2
Appalachian State Universitylocation not on record
2
Elikins, US
2
College Park, US
2
Norfolk, US
1
Boise, US
1
Logan, US
1
Moscow, US
1
Dresden, DE
1
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
1
US
1
Beijing, CN
1
Knoxville, US
1
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
1
University of Tennessee at Chattanoogalocation not on record
1
Asheville, US
1
Williamsburg, US
1
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
1
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
Mount Berry, US
1
BAYLUlocation not on record
1
Burlington, US
1
Long Beach, US
1
Miami, US
1
37 institutions · 140 of 140 vouchered records shown
